Daily-use chemicals put people at high diabetes, obesity risk

Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) Common chemicals found in food can linings, cash register receipts and plastics and cosmetics have put millions on high risk of diabetes and obesity worldwide, a significant study has revealed.

The chemicals are so common that nearly every person on Earth has been exposed to one or more.

Called Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), these chemical contribute to health problems by mimicking, blocking or otherwise interfering with the body’s natural hormones.

By hijacking the body’s chemical messengers, EDCs can alter the way cells develop and grow.

“The evidence is more definitive than ever before. EDCs disrupt hormones in a manner that harms human health,” said Andrea C. Gore, professor at University of Texas at Austin in a statement by the Endocrine Society, an international medical organisation in the field of endocrinology and metabolism.

The statement builds upon the Society’s groundbreaking 2009 report which examined the state of scientific evidence on EDCs and the risks posed to human health.

In the ensuing years, additional research has found that exposure is associated with increased risk of developing diabetes and obesity.

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